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Photo by Samanta Helou Hernandez on September 10, 2026. May be an image of one or more people, people smiling and text.

Photo by Samanta Helou Hernandez on September 10, 2026. May be a meme of polaroid, card, poster, mouse pad, book and text that says 'I look at these images and I see a part of me that felt so lost, so scared so angry, so heartbroken, DEEPLY TRAUMATIZED. She needed so badly to feel protected and and understood. But also see the tenderness hard to suppress. was trying so was just a kid.'.

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Photo by Samanta Helou Hernandez on September 10, 2026. May be a meme of polaroid, book and text that says 'By middle school, it was like all the trauma babies found each other. toward other kids I gravitated they'd already been through some whose lives looked who more seemed like shit. The kids young young stable somehow, like they still got to be kids. felt I didn't feel safe oeing being one anymore.'.

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Photo by Samanta Helou Hernandez on September 10, 2026. May be a meme of smoking, cigarette, magazine, record and text that says 'Thin eyebrows. Baby blue eyeshadow from the swap meet. Adidas with the fat laces. Ditching. Drinking. Smoking. Self Medicating. Trying to find pockets of freedom, some relief, some fun, some pleasure, some protection from the hard shit we didn't know what to do with. I wanted to feel tough, intimidating, so I would never be hurt again.'.

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Photo by Samanta Helou Hernandez on September 10, 2026. May be an image of one or more people, long hair, people smiling and text that says 'S These were some of the worst years of my life. And yet still found ways to experience joy. To dance through it, literally and figuratively. Music and dance have been my life-saving companions. And for that I'm grateful. made it out. survived. And remind myself over and over. have compassion for the adults around me who did their best with the limited tools they had. They were also traumatized.'.

Photo by Samanta Helou Hernandez on September 10, 2026. May be an image of heart, card and text that says '2 2:5ami 4vmi It can be really hard to re-parent the angry, resistant inner teen. It's been one of the more challenging aspects of healing. But I'm committed to meeting her with unconditional love and acceptance no matter how avoidant or frustrated she gets. That's what needed back then, to be met with understanding and support, with enough patience and care to see through the layers of anger and anxiety so that my raw, tender grief could be held and felt That's the work I'm doing now. And I'm so grateful to have sisters on this journey with me.'.

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Photo by Samanta Helou Hernandez on September 10, 2026. May be an image of poster, record, magazine and text that says 'Working with @elizabeth ai on DEEP CUTS, we've 've been digging through our archives and we sharing our life stories song by song. Even though we're 12 years apart, there are so many parallels in our journeys: feeling lost for so long and slowly finding our way back home to ourselves. And so much of the music is the same: oldies, West Coast rap, heart-wrenching (and sometimes freaky) R&B. Music that gave all that anger, grief and heartbreak somewhere to go. Made us feel cool AF. That got us out of our heads and into our bodies.'.

Photo by Samanta Helou Hernandez on September 10, 2026. May be an illustration of poster and text that says 'On September 17th, Liz is doing something incredibly vulnerable: sharing these parts of herself through music. And ' be there in conversation with her, moving through the songs and memories together. Because music was always there to hold us, to see us, and to get us through. And we don't have to hold this pain pain alone anymore. <3 hope you'll join us, bring all your selves, all parts, the messy parts, the shadow parts, all all are welcome here.'.

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Photo by Samanta Helou Hernandez on September 10, 2026. May be an image of poster, magazine and text that says 'DEEP CUTS IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING THRU MUSIC MEMORY FOOD a one-night gathering celebrating NEW WAVE on The Criterion Channel. DJs live storytelling archival film + +photos portraits + films in progress artists +ablessing +a food+ drinks community zines SEPT17 17 THE HERIVERLA RIVER FROGTOWN luma.com/deepcuts'.

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Posted On: September 10th 2026, 09:08 pm

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Out here being earnest on main 🙃

I swear sometimes I feel like I’m running a daycare/afterschool program with all this re-parenting of my younger selves lol Healing is fucking WORK.

But for real, I’ve been digging through some teen/pre-teen archives, and it’s been a rollercoaster of emotions.

I used to feel so ashamed of this version of me, but now I have so much compassion for her. She was hurting and doing her best. Through all of it, music was there.

@elizabeth_ai and I have been working on a new project called DEEP CUTS, going through our lives song by song, witnessing what music holds: Memory, grief, desire, culture, heartbreak, joy, survival.

On September 17th, Liz and I are bringing some of that process into a live gathering at The River LA through music, food, archives, storytelling, art and memory.

Come listen with us ✨
luma.com/DEEPCUTS

Comments (41)

a month ago

lukaszstokowski

making room for compassion toward your younger self feels powerful

2 months ago

regina_joy

💛💛 CUTIE PIE!!! Very proud of you!!

2 months ago

evaarreguin

Chula! Hope it goes amazing 💗

2 months ago

jaehachang

💜

2 months ago

bri.fei

Fuck yeah this is amazing! I’d love to be there but I can’t make it. It will be amazing ❤️

2 months ago

equihua_official

We were smoking out of apples 🍏 😂 what a time

2 months ago

mijadoris

Love bb Sami 🫂

2 months ago

_hair_ah_

You are so cool Sami! ❤️

2 months ago

white_boy_scream

I love this! Sending you and your bb self big love 🫀🫀🫀

2 months ago

by.yusra

so proud of your journey 💖 love this for you and for little you x

2 months ago

thesarahbennett

Hell yeah Sami! This is so beautiful!! 🥹😭💕🫂 Thank you for always being vulnerable and showing me what it means to do the WERK 🥰🥵 The bb Samita in these pics would be so proud of the woman you are today. You are holding her so tight!!! Can’t wait for this event! ❤️❤️❤️

2 months ago

arrepa__

So beautiful. Love teen Sam. Hope you have a lovely event and that I can make it one day.

Maa kaha se lau?? 🥺💔

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